#KesslerEffect
@sundogplanets Congratulations! And yes, the sky is falling (so to speak).
#DarkSkies #SpaceJunk #KesslerSyndrome #KesslerEffect
Musk's #satellites 'blocking' view of the #universe
by Georgina Rannard
September 18, 2024
"#RadioWaves from #ElonMusk’s growing network of satellites are blocking scientists’ ability to peer into the universe, according to researchers in the Netherlands.
"The new generation of Starlink satellites, which provide fast internet around the world, are interfering more with #RadioTelescopes than earlier versions, they say.
"The thousands of orbiting satellites are 'blinding' radio telescopes and may be hindering astronomical research, according to Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (#ASTRON).
"#SpaceX, which owns Starlink, has not replied to a request from BBC News for comment.
"The satellites provide broadband internet around the world, often to remote places, including challenging environments like Ukraine and Yemen.
"They are also used to connect remote areas of the UK to fast internet. In 2022 tests showed that Starlink could deliver internet speeds four times faster than the average, according to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
"But astronomers say this comes at a cost.
"'Every time more of these are launched with these kinds of emission levels, we see less and less of the sky,' Professor Jessica Dempsey, director of ASTRON, told BBC News."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4dnr8zemgo
#DarkSkies #SpacePollution #SpaceJunk #SignalToNoise #TurnOffTheNoise #TooManySatellites #KesslerEffect #KesslerSyndrome
Lange dauert es nicht mehr, bis wir uns wegen des Kessler-Effekts von sämtlicher Satellitennutzung verabschieden können. Die gerade in einem gemeinsamen Orbit mit 1000 anderen Satelliten zerplatzte Trägerrakete ist ein großer Schritt hin zu dieser kaskadierenden Trümmerkatastrophe.
#KesslerSyndrom #KesslerEffekt #KesslerSyndrome #KesslerEffect
Are We Going to Mess Up Outer Space Too?
As nations jockey for military edge in orbit, there is a growing threat from above
by Daniel Munro Updated 8:49, Jun. 19, 2024
"Over the past decade, however, space has become much more contested and harder to govern. Nearly 1,000 private companies now offer space-based products and services. Expanding #SatelliteConstellations offer better internet access in remote and developing communities, enabling more people to access online health care, work remotely, and connect with family and friends. Space technologies also support better weather and climate monitoring, improve navigation and transportation logistics, and enhance agricultural productivity through the use of land- and water-quality sensors. All this has contributed to a space economy with an estimated value of $447 billion (US), on a trajectory to reach $1 trillion by 2030. And missions focused on exploration and scientific discovery are expanding—including the US-led Artemis program that aims to land human beings on the moon for the first time in over fifty years.
"But this new space age poses substantial risks. #OrbitalDebris from inactive satellites, discarded rocket parts, and anti-satellite #weapons tests threatens the infrastructure on which our social and economic well-being now depends, as well as the lives of astronauts working on space stations. In addition to the 30,000 objects large enough to track, there are an estimated 1 million debris fragments—between one and ten centimetres in diameter—that are too small to be picked up by ground-based radar and surveillance networks. Experts put the likelihood of future collisions between these objects at near certainty, with potential for cascading and catastrophic damage including entire satellite communication systems being taken out and larger debris fragments falling to #Earth and threatening lives and #ecosystems."
Read more:
https://thewalrus.ca/mess-up-outer-space/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
#DarkSkies #DarkSkiesForAll #KesslerSyndrome #SpaceX #SpacePollution #KesslerEffect #MegaConstellation
Hastening the end of space travel for decades (if not longer). Good job, Elron! #KesslerEffect / #KesslerSyndrome involving a cascade of "dead" satellites and other debris!
#SpaceX sends another batch of Internet #satellites aloft
By Mark Moran, UPI
Published Apr 29, 2024
"A #Starlink satellite has a lifespan of about five years, and SpaceX has said it aims to have 42,000 satellites in a '#MegaConstellation.' Sunday's deployment of 23 will add to the roughly 5,700 satellites already in orbit."
via #SolarHam
Current Solar Flare Threat:
C-Flare: 99%
M-Flare: 60%
X-Flare: 30% (!!!)
Proton: 10%
"#SpaceWeather Update
February 23, 2024 @ 12:10 UTC
"Good morning. Below is an updated look at the visible solar disk courtesy of the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Solar activity since the X6 solar flare around AR 3590 has been quieter with only C-Flares detected. Coronagraph imagery confirms that a #CME was not associated with that event. The active region will be squarely facing Earth over the next week, so should an actual CME be produced at some point, it will likely be directed our way.
"Other than the radio blackouts within the high frequency spectrum (3-30Mhz), all three X-Flares detected within the past 48 hours had no other affects on our planet.
"Elsewhere, AR 3575 is now back in view and was reassigned AR 3591. So far it looks to be stable and no longer a threat for major solar flares. New AR 3592 and 3593 were also assigned and appear stable for now.
"It should be noted that a coronal hole is now facing Earth and an elevated solar wind stream should reach our planet within 72 hours.
"Lastly, a minor (G1) geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for February 25th. This is the result of a filament eruption on Wednesday in the NW quadrant. The resulting CME appears to be headed well ahead of our planet, so my confidence in the forecast is low. A further update will be provided whenever necessary."
YIKES! You think #ATTOutage is bad? Wait'll #CarringtonEvent hits! Followed by #KesslerEffect, 'cuz satellites damaged by #SolarFlares will collide!
via #SolarHam
Flare Events (M2+) Past 48 Hours | Event Report | Top Solar Flares
X1.9
3590
X1.7
3590
M4.8
3590
X6.3
3590
Current Solar Flare Threat
C-Flare: 99%
M-Flare: 55%
X-Flare: 20%
Proton: 10%
Source:
https://www.solarham.net/
Fear-mongering or reality. #KesslerEffect will be real soon. Too many satellites, too many #SpaceNukes. Better get used to no space travel and no smart phones. It's going to happen sooner than later, and at the MOST inopportune time!
#KesslerSyndrome #Satellites #NukesInSpace #Russia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp3cXrOdCDs
Interesting to see the looming threat of the Kessler Effect mentioned here.
Why do we allow people like Leon Musk to threaten the common good for private profit (with his Starlink constellation)?
Musk is the most egregious example of course but there are others. Just because they have the money doesn't give them the right.
Have we learnt nothing from the enclosure of the commons 300 years ago?
#KesslerEffect #CatastrophicChainReaction
#Newsnight #LBC
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-are-racing-toward-earths-catastrophic-tipping-points/
Starlink, so bright,
Now we don't see
Stars at night.
Elon Musk's #Starlink satellites light up night sky
by Story by Lydia Wilson, October 24, 2023
"A trail of bright lights have been spotted in the night skies in the south of England.
"The lights are not Father Christmas making a trial flight in his sleigh or a new constellation - but Starlink satellites launched by Elon Musk's #SpaceX.
"The chain of lights can bee seen for the rest of the week."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/elon-musk-s-starlink-satellites-light-up-night-sky/ar-AA1iKzWj?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=2f9668118c724e21a5be7202b8ed6352&ei=14
#KesslerSyndrome #KesslerEffect #SpacePollution #DarkSkies #Astronomy
@michaelgemar @gulovsen There is a traffic problem akin to commercial flight that needs to be well regulated. Only it is worse because if two planes collide the wreckage just falls to the ground. Once a few of these babies smash into each other the resulting debris takes them all out, and leaves the space a permanently unnavigable debris field.
Yup. That's where this is headed. If you are really interested here is a good thread with excellent links on the subject:
https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/110807153210535910
via Spaceweather.com: "With the May 19th launch of these satellites from Cape Canaveral, SpaceX has deployed 4,469 Starlinks in all, including units no longer in service. More than 4,100 Starlink satellites are currently in orbit."
Um... Looks like we're getting close to #KesslerSyndrome-level stuff...
Astronomy news: International Space Station fires engines to avoid satellite
It is getting crowded in space, and NASA recently had to take action to dodge a #satellite that was headed toward the #ISS.
#satellites #StarLink #KesslerEffect
https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/live-news/astronomy-news-current-space-events-2023/1480879
Between #KesslerEffect and #WindShear, we'll be grounded sooner than later...
Severe #Turbulence Will Increase Up To Three Times In The Next Decades
by Linnea Ahlgren, July 1, 2022
The wind shear of the jet streams will continue to increase as temperatures rise.
#ClimateChange #Transportation
https://simpleflying.com/severe-turbulence-increase-three-times-next-decades/
Wikipedia: Kessler syndrome
"The #KesslerSyndrome (also called the #KesslerEffect, collisional cascading, or ablation cascade), proposed by #NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler in 1978, is a scenario in which the density of objects in low Earth orbit (LEO) due to space pollution is high enough that collisions between objects could cause a cascade in which each collision generates space debris that increases the likelihood of further collisions. In 2009 Kessler wrote that modeling results had concluded that the debris environment was already unstable, 'such that any attempt to achieve a growth-free small debris environment by eliminating sources of past debris will likely fail because fragments from future collisions will be generated faster than atmospheric drag will remove them'. One implication is that the distribution of debris in orbit could render space activities and the use of satellites in specific orbital ranges difficult for many generations."
@sundogplanets #KesslerEffect per wikipedia, in case you didn't know what its about (I didn't)